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'''Blackouts''' are short, comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain. With the advent of television, shows like ''[[Laugh-In]]'' could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch (or to a commercial) instead of actually blacking out the lights. |
'''Blackouts''' are short, comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain. With the advent of television, shows like ''[[Laugh-In]]'' could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch (or to a commercial) instead of actually blacking out the lights. |
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| − | A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits each featured the guest star with |
+ | A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits each featured the guest star with a variety of [[The Muppets|Muppets]]. |
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| − | ===[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]=== |
+ | ===[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]=== |
| − | :[[Zoot]] has a question for [[Juliet Prowse]]: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know |
+ | :[[Zoot]] has a question for [[Juliet Prowse]]: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know and neither does Zoot, but it's a Muppet Monster that she's wearing as a [[Feather Boa Constrictor|boa]]. |
===[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]=== |
===[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]=== |
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Image:Juliet.JPG|[[Juliet Prowse]] and a [[Feather Boa Constrictor|fur stole]] |
Image:Juliet.JPG|[[Juliet Prowse]] and a [[Feather Boa Constrictor|fur stole]] |
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Image:Joel.JPG|[[Joel Grey]], [[Gonzo]], a [[Hat|hat]], and a [[Banana|banana]] |
Image:Joel.JPG|[[Joel Grey]], [[Gonzo]], a [[Hat|hat]], and a [[Banana|banana]] |
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Image:Paul.JPG|[[Paul Williams]] with [[Sweetums]], [[Thog]], and a [[The Mutations|Mutation]] |
Image:Paul.JPG|[[Paul Williams]] with [[Sweetums]], [[Thog]], and a [[The Mutations|Mutation]] |
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Image:Harvey.JPG|[[Harvey Korman]] and [[Muppy]] |
Image:Harvey.JPG|[[Harvey Korman]] and [[Muppy]] |
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Image:Phyllis.JPG|[[Phyllis Diller]] and [[Gonzo]] |
Image:Phyllis.JPG|[[Phyllis Diller]] and [[Gonzo]] |
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Image:Vincent.JPG|[[Vincent Price]] and [[Sweetums]] |
Image:Vincent.JPG|[[Vincent Price]] and [[Sweetums]] |
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</gallery> |
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[[Category: Muppet Show Recurring Sketches]] |
[[Category: Muppet Show Recurring Sketches]] |
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Revision as of 02:20, 23 September 2018
Florence Henderson and Sweetums.
Blackouts are short, comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain. With the advent of television, shows like Laugh-In could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch (or to a commercial) instead of actually blacking out the lights.
A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of The Muppet Show. They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits each featured the guest star with a variety of Muppets.
Sketches
Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
- Zoot has a question for Juliet Prowse: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know and neither does Zoot, but it's a Muppet Monster that she's wearing as a boa.
Episode 103: Joel Grey
- Joel Grey has gotten a new car and offers to take Gonzo for a "spin", but Gonzo takes him literally.
Episode 106: Jim Nabors
- Jim Nabors wishes Animal luck by telling him to "break a leg."
Episode 107: Florence Henderson
- Sweetums literally falls for Florence Henderson.
Jim Nabors and Animal
Episode 108: Paul Williams
- Paul Williams explains that one reason he agreed to be a guest star is that it gives him the chance to be the tallest person on the show. Sweetums, Thog, and one of the Mutations prove him wrong.
Episode 110: Harvey Korman
- T.R. leads the Muppet chickens, and a chicken-suit-clad Harvey Korman, in a march.
Episode 111: Lena Horne
- Lena Horne tries to ask Animal where her key is, until he uses a mallet to smash her foot.
Episode 117: Ben Vereen
- Ben Vereen gets sent flying onto the rafters by Crazy Harry's explosion.
Episode 118: Phyllis Diller
- Phyllis Diller has her own pocket camera. When Gonzo asks what pictures she took, they were of pockets.
Episode 119: Vincent Price
- Vincent Price has to carry a load of wardrobe. Sweetums offers to give him "a hand".
Episode 122: Ethel Merman
- Ethel Merman tells Hilda about a mouse in her dressing room, and wonders whether she's on a show or in a zoo... then she meets Animal.
